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Relax or Prepare? Advice for Incoming Med Students

June 24, 2022May 25, 2018 by The Short Coat Podcast

Spoiler alert: don’t “prepare” during the summer before you arrive at medical school. Listener Amanda … Read more

Family Strife, Chuck’s Pro-Life, & the Ebola Bureaucracy Knife

June 24, 2022May 18, 2018 by The Short Coat Podcast

Our own Claire Castaneda won first place in the Carver College of Medicine’s Carol A. Bowman Creative Writing Contest for Medical Students, and her piece caught Dave’s eyes and heart. She talks with Aline Sandouk, Melissa Chan, and Tony Rosenberg about the dynamics of family strife and the pressure they can exert to follow one career path over another. Meanwhile, Aline expresses her feelings on being left behind by her original classmates as she continues her MD/PhD studies.

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Q&A with Dave Etler, Administrative Services Coordinator

February 27, 2019May 2, 2018 by The Short Coat Podcast

By Jacob Adney, MD Candidate, Saint Louis University School of Medicine

Mr. Dave Etler is an Administrative Services Coordinator at University of Iowa Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine. He is also co-host of the Short Coat Podcast, which discusses the current events, social aspects, and people in the thrilling and exciting torrent that is the medical field. He was born in Massachusetts, raised in Falmouth on Cape Cod, and is the intensely proud father of two and husband of one.

Fourth Year: A Chance To Explore

June 25, 2022April 23, 2018 by Adelle

By Adelle, Medical Student

The process of applying to residency can surely be daunting. I’ve compiled a list of programs that I am interested in (as a quick refresher, I’m applying to OB/GYN programs), whether that be in terms of geography, the size of the program, proximity to family, etc. Many, many factors go into just deciding on a list of programs, and then there’s the process of actually completing and submitting applications. I feel like my life thus far has been a series of applications: college, medical school, residency . . . when will it end? Apparently not yet, because there is yet another application process: one for “away” rotations, or those away from your home institution that (usually) take place during the fourth year of medical school. They are a unique opportunity to explore medical specialties and settings in a way you will never have again.

Unwanted Sexual Attention From Patients

June 25, 2022April 20, 2018 by The Short Coat Podcast

By The Short Coat Podcast Do med students get training on how to deal with … Read more

Night Float: Finding Mentors, Being a Mentor

June 25, 2022April 13, 2018 by The Short Coat Podcast

Mentorship–both giving and receiving–is a crucial part of being a resident

Short Coat Podcast veteran Keenan Laraway, MD (CCOM ’15, Internal Medicine), returns to the microphone to give his insights into one of the most important parts of residency–finding and being a mentor. As you listen, note how much credit he gives to his mentors for their influence on him, and how much emphasis he gives to teaching medical students himself. Medical residency (and undergraduate medical education, partially) operates on an apprenticeship model, in which the experience and advice of one’s colleagues is integral to one’s own development. Seeking out those relationships is therefore vital.

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Tests, Tact, and Turpentine

June 25, 2022April 7, 2018 by The Short Coat Podcast

Everyone gets anxious about tests. And med school features a lot of tests.

The news that students at Oregon Health and Science University will now be subject to ‘compassion tests‘ in order to graduate got Dave thinking about test anxiety. As schools pile on the examinations, how do students deal with the stress? Dabin Choi, Gabe Conley, Claire Casteneda, and Erik Kneller discuss meditation, sleep, prayer, and eating habits that keep them from letting the fear derail them.

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Q&A with Ginny McCarthy, Director of Health Sciences Division Ministry

March 4, 2019April 6, 2018 by Jacob Adney

Ask any doctor, in any specialty and of any age, and they will remember their training in medical school. It is full of learning, new experiences, new friends, and major strides in both personal and professional development. With so many changes, dozens of obstacles in each student’s life must be confronted and overcome. Fortunately, medical schools have extraordinary people who devote their time and talent to guiding and supporting medical students through their four years. This column interviews these people at medical schools around the country to help students learn more about the resources they have available during their years in school.

In our fifth installment, I interviewed Ms. Ginny McCarthy. Ms. McCarthy is the Director of Health Sciences Division Ministry at Loyola University Chicago. She is currently working toward her Master of Public Health. Ms. McCarthy is married and has three children, enjoys running and cooking, and is grateful for continued opportunities for learning and growth.

The Physician Gender Bias—What Every Female Doctor Has Faced

June 25, 2022April 3, 2018 by Karen Tran-Harding

A man and a woman step into an elevator wearing the exact same hospital scrub … Read more

The Truth About "Primary Care" Statistics

June 25, 2022March 30, 2018 by The Short Coat Podcast

How to Think About Med Schools’ Primary Care Statistics

Listener Lavender BloodPoison (not their real name) sent us a message saying they were impressed by CCOM’s Primary Care residency match statistics. And while many schools that serve states like ours do love primary care, “there are lies, damn lies, and statistics,” as the saying goes. How should one interpret match statistics in light of the fact that many who appear to match in primary care will go on to specialize after their first year residency? Lisa Wehr, Teneme Konne, Aline Sandouk, Amy Young, and Kaci McCleary are here to drop some truths about the so-called “Dean’s Lie” (less a lie as much as it is a truth that doesn’t tell the whole story).

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Putting the Anxiety Cart Before the Horse

June 25, 2022March 24, 2018 by The Short Coat Podcast

Anxiety about your competitive specialty ambitions in your first year isn’t worth it.

Listener Luis wrote in expressing his anxiety that his med school–which he’ll begin attending this fall–doesn’t have the prestige or programs to support his desire for a competitive specialty like ophthalmology. If that’s the case, he wondered, what can he do to increase his chances of obtaining his dream career? Fortunately for Luis, Irisa Mahaparn, Gabe Conley, Brendan George, Jason Lewis, and new co-host Andres Dajles were on hand to give Luis the advice and encouragement he needs…and a tiny dose of tough love, too.

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Changing Your Mind—And Your Specialty

August 23, 2022March 22, 2018 by Brent Schnipke

I’ve written about choosing a medical specialty throughout the third and even fourth years of … Read more

Entering Third Year With An Open Mind

June 25, 2022March 20, 2018 by Adelle

By Adelle, Medical Student

I went into my third year with a somewhat open mind in terms of what I thought I liked and what I thought I wanted to do for the next 35 years or so of my life. Internal medicine interested me because you had to know so much about, well, so much. I felt like my brain was getting bigger every day I was on my internal medicine rotation—there was just so much to know! The number of patients you can see is also fairly high on a typical internal medicine service. On the other hand, I had completely discounted general surgery—I was never very interested in anatomy class and didn’t particularly enjoy teasing apart membranes from fascia from blood vessels and nerves. The thought of doing that for the rest of my life didn’t sit well with me. But, nevertheless, I went in with an open mind.

Should You Consider Romance When Selecting a Med School?

June 25, 2022March 17, 2018 by The Short Coat Podcast

Med school can test a relationship.

Lauren wrote in to ask us to what extent her love life should play a role in her selection of a medical school, and how we thought med school challenges relationships. Gabe Conely, Joyce Wahba, Claire Casteneda, and new host Brendan George discussed their perspective on how med school can affect romantic relationships, and what role it should play in the selection of a school to attend.

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On Moving Across the Country for Medical Training

June 25, 2022March 16, 2018 by Karen Tran-Harding

Moving across the country for medical school was the scariest thing I ever did – and the best thing I ever did

I looked out the window as the plane touched down on the runway. I heard the gentleman next to me ask, “So what brings you to Kentucky?” I didn’t know if he assumed I was a visitor because I looked so curious peering outside at the very green landscape or he caught a glance of my “Kentucky” guide book half peeking out of my purse. I smiled and told him I had come for an interview.

10 Things To Do If You Did Not Match Into A Residency Position

June 25, 2022March 12, 2018 by Monya De

By Monya De, MD MPH Medical students who did not match into a residency position … Read more

Do you recognize this adverse drug reaction?

February 27, 2019March 10, 2018 by Figure 1

A 58-year-old male with a history of rosacea presents with blue-black discoloration on his neck and face that worsens after sun exposure. What drug is the most likely cause of this reaction?

Med Student Resources: Q&A With Mr. Rich Ronnestad, Director of Financial Education

August 8, 2022March 7, 2018 by Jacob Adney

So You Didn’t Match. Now What?

March 14, 2023March 6, 2018 by Mohamed Gad

Last year, over a thousand American senior medical students, failed to Match into a residency … Read more

Another Student Fights Mental Illness Stigma

June 26, 2022March 3, 2018 by The Short Coat Podcast

More and more students are speaking up about their mental illness struggles

One of the things we Short Coats agree on is that the stigma medical students and physicians face when dealing with mental illness must end. We are people, too, and thus are subject to the full range of human maladies. So when listener Kate reached out to [email protected] to tell us of her University of Michigan classmate Rahael Gupta’s JAMA article addressing her own struggles, Matt Wilson, Marisa Evers, and Gabe Conley could only respond with sympathy and admiration.

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